"dropping fire" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dropping fires [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dropping fire (plural dropping fires)
  1. (military) A continuous irregular discharge of small arms. Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-dropping_fire-en-noun-Tu8J9HRP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: government, military, politics, war

Inflected forms

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